i dont know if it is a good or a bad news.
the concert is postponed to 25th Jan 2010.
good : the concert isnt cancelled. and i'd have ord-ed by that time
bad : i may already have just started working, i may not be able to apply leave/off for it

im beginning to hate H1N1.
my concert got postponed, and most likely cancelled, due to the virus.
i was like so looking forward to performing in esplanade.
but the virus crushed my awaited highlight of the year.

and not to mention how H1N1 made life at work more troublesome.


i hope the situation doesnt get worse.
or maybe not until liverpool decides to cancel its match here in Singapore.
please please do come!

singaporeans are a funny bunch of people.
as of today, the number of H1N1 cases have shot up to 49.
remember the 1st case? everyone blamed her for bringing the virus to singapore.
why did she still go to the affected country?
why did she have to come back?
few mentioned about her quick response and responsibility to go to a doctor straight.
and the cases after, not much comments were made.
not even when some of them went out to meet friends, attend social functions and shopping before going to the doctor.
i just feel that it is unfair to the first victim in singapore.


Happy birthday Low Fang Ling. finally 20.

i got rejected from NUS this year. da'aym.
chem engin dont want me there.
so im still at NUS mech engin.
i dont think i'll apply again next year.
i still prefer chem engin, but i shall not waste my time.
i heard can change course when u're already in it.
like, after 1 year/1 sem or smth.
maybe i can try.
even if not, i shall do my best and specialise for aero engin (which is part of nus mech engin).


6 more mths to ORD.

yes yes. i am 20 already.
sounds old but im actually not.
i hope this year will be a great year for me.
like how i hope every year will be great. lol

lets look back at my 19th year.
all i can say is that NS took up 3/4 of my time.
not much highlights actually.
can only think of trips to malaysia.
Kedah with family in june and KL with cousins in nov.
and yup. no such thing as new gf and such for me.

how i celebrated my 20th birthday?

on the night of 15th may, my plan was just to wait till 12am hoping people will sms be birthday wishes.
also, kinda wanna know who'll be the first this year to wish me. and then to reply the person.
and then, there's this call from tianju.
truthfully, i thought it was kinda weird for her to call me. and i have yet to reply her sms.
so, i thought maybe the primary sch peeps wanted to conference call.
it'd be kinda cool to conference call you know.
i rmb doing that in sec sch (with my cmb-mates)...and it was fun.

the conversation goes somewhat like this:
T : hello. aidil ar? happy birthday. what are you doing?
A : hello. thanks thanks. erm.......im actually about to sleep.
T : what? going to sleep? so boring??!
.
.
.
T : can you like walk to your door and open your door. wait wait. but dont walk so fast.
A : eh?! why why?!
A : (peeping through his window) Eh! i can see you guys outside. why you all come...?!

something like that....but i really didnt expect them to come at midnight to give me a surprise.
i looked unglam. my house was in a mess, as always. and im in my sleep-look.
so, we went to the void deck instead.
if you saw the photos in facebook, i even changed my shirt when i went down to chat with them.
i think i panicked. i was shocked. and i stunned a while.

my sister didnt even give a clue on friends asking for address IN FACEBOOK!
its quite funny when i got to know that they asked quite a number of girl cousins and not my sister at first.
and my cousins mostly dont know my address. only know how to come here.

i took some time to sleep at night.
so so happy for what my friends did that night.


woke up early that morning to accompany mom to the market.
its for the chalet later that day.

at noon, i went for band.
nice to know that many of my bandmates remembers my birthday. (maybe cos of facebook?)
i think im more or less confirmed playing for css alumni band.
we'll be performing at esplanade on the 20th of july.
YES! ESPLANADE. grand place huh.
wasted if i miss this chance.

went straight for chalet after band.
long journey. from pandan all the way to east coast.
it was nice to have a chalet just ourselves.
though it was my birthday that day, we celebrated my sis and a cousin's birthday as well. since our birthdays are kinda nearby.

and that night it was damn fun.
we played card games and the name game+cherades
the card games arent that new to me. games like indian poker and werewolf.
indian poker was hilarious. kena sabo-ed a few times also.
werewolf was somewhat different from how i played it with my friends.
the name game + cherades was the most fun of all.
maybe cos of the names given and the act acted out.

i tried Wii also. so fun!
and tiring. esp boxing and rowing.
if i were to play every day, i think i will have big arms.
ooh...maybe i shld invest by buying it.
and how long will that take me to save.................


what i mentioned above may not sound fun.
but what i experienced on 16th May 2009 is really a day to remember.
im glad that i finally had a proper celebration after two years of having spent my birthdays either working or schooling.

thank you all for the wishes.
thank you jieli fangling hongyu tianju for the surprise.
thank you cousins for the chalet and celebration.

i had fun!


bout my uni application, i dont think i got what i applied for this year.
till now, i have yet to get a reply from NUS.
so most prob i didnt get it.
shall stick to mech engin then. pray hard i'll get into aero in the 4th year.
i shall work hard for it too!

i cant believe i got a fuck call just as i was about to type happy moments.

happy stuffs first. in brief.

IM SIXTEEN TODAY!!
its sixteenth of may!

got a wonderful surprise from my pri sch mates.
really unexpected.
they appeared at my doorstep few minutes past midnight!
i feel so loved.

and i cant wait for the chalet later!
and no one can stop me from going.

yes, someone did try to 'stop' me from going.
its the fuck call from medical centre, saying i have to replace one of the duty medics cos he's having sore eyes.

I DONT CARE IF MY NAME WAS PICKED WHEN YOU DREW THE LOTS.
you are already at medical centre. why cant you do it?
if your reason is that you're not free, same goes for me!
what? you're the senior medic? are you sure YOU STILL ARE THE SENIOR MEDIC?
or you're clearing? isnt the sore eyes guy ord-ing before you and is clearing too?
dont try to spoil my birthday.

heee...my spirit still not dampened
cos i know i WILL be at the chalet, and it is THE event to look forward to.


thanks again tianju jieli fangling and hongyu!!

two good news this week.
1. mas selamat is finally caught.
2. H1N1 alert went down to yellow.

more abt no. 2.
it really saved lots of trouble for healthcare workers like me, esp for my place which lacks manpower.
if not, at least FOUR guys are somewhat wasted during working hours manning major entrances of the camp.
plus, one guy have to stay at the main entrance overnight! which is somewhat unnecessary.
taking temperature, you dont need a medic to do that rite?
thank god all that is over for now.
hope the alert level will never be raised again.

if you call yourself a friend of mine, you shld know that my birthday is coming.
yes! im turning SIXTEEN soon.
i wish.
i hope this year's birthday will be great
unlike last year, which i spent the day at work with no one in camp knowing it was my birthday.
partly cos i didnt tell anyone or want anyone to know. and i was still new.
and unlike the year before also, which i spent it in school. i rmb having a test on that day plus PreU sem rehearsal....all the way till near 8pm.
i really really long for a good birth day.
actually, before even turning SIXTEEN, i already got a plan for my 21st.
a chalet for celebration. friends and families will be invited.
since the day gonna fall on a sunday.
PLUS I WILL BE SO FREE THAT YEAR.
NS will be over. and school havent start. what great timing.
look forward to it yea? i may need a planner for it too.
i suck at organizing parties.
just hope i can find a proper job after i ord, so that i have the cash for this big event.


anyway, hongyu. i tried seesha. is it the same like smoking?
haha.
hakim! (tho i doubt u will read this) you can invite me for seesha already. wont be the first-timer.
hahah.

another long weekend coming to an end.
this year quite awesome eh? pub hols fall near weekends
weekends got longer.
but only next week abit 'wrong'
why vesak day on a saturday?!

oh anyways, i rmb my last labour day (last yr)
i had to work on that day
my very last day working in station
i'll never forget that day.
the day that i got 2 Death-On-Arrival cases..which is nth near to interesting.
haiz, those station days were way cooler than now.
kinda got bored of seeing those recruits/trainees trying to get themselves excused from training.
and they're always the same few ppl.

the swine flu now gave us more work to do.
actually, its only temperature screening.
but have to do in for everybody in the camp!
SARS days were better in a way that everyone got their own thermometer.
and i was on duty on wednesday.
how lucky. that night was the first night we have to take temperature for the ones booking in at night.
so from 2200 - 2359, we're like stationed outside the medical centre waiting to people to book in to take their temperature.
i know healthcare workers shldnt be complaining at this kind of time.
but well, im not a full time healthcare worker. it is not my profession.
i think i wldnt mind doing this if im the nurse at the hospital or smth.
in camp, the recruits/trainees now got an excuse to report sick.
i can tell that monday will be a crazy day!

i've watched X-men Origin : Wolverine.
i dont think it's as bad as those reviews.
it is a typical x-men movie to me.
go catch it if you have the time and the money.

and today, i went for the first commonwealth alumni band practice.
our prev conductor gave us a chance to perform at the ESPLANADE.
HOW COOL! and how fortunate cmb is.
i dont want to give this a miss.
but then again, im having 2nd thoughts bout playing.
i dont know. the pieces are not that exciting.
but if exciting, it will be challenging. and we dont have the time for it.
and i understand that it isnt easy to get everyone present for all the practices.
everyone got their other commitments too.
and, my closer group of friends are uncertain bout playing too.
as for now, im in. but, i may just pull myself out of it.

so if im playing for alumni, i'll have things to do every day.
work(ns) on weekdays. alumni prac on saturdays. tutoring on sundays.
now, should i fit in driving too?

i was on off yesterday. pm off the day before.
as of this morning, i was fully recharged.

i 'so-called' organized an outing today.
surprise surprise, its an outing with my NS-mates, the CD people.
more specifically, the ones from medical centre.
the plan was to play badminton at hometeamns @ bukit batok
but, being on off yesterday, i wasnt quite sure of the confirmed plans.
only knew the time of the booking of the court.
there was actually another plan, which was to play bowling, that i only got to know this morning.
well, thats besides the point.
the point is, TODAY WAS A SUCCESS.
i finally got to go out with my cd(ns)mates/med ctr peeps.
i co-organized.
and it went well, with NINE people present.
we bowled, we played badminton.
it was somewhat like a mini sports day for us, esp if we went on to swim, soccer or laser quest after that.
but still, the point is, today was a success. i went out with my cd(ns) mates.

and i actually scheduled tutoring today too, as i wont be free tomorrow.
i came home just at the right time, or maybe a lil too late.
the kids were already here.
rushed off to shower and got myself ready to tutor.
busy man, eh? lol.


so now, im very very tired. almost all my energy restored drained out during the badminton game.
and im going JB tomorrow. most probably doing shopping for mum too.
though its exhausting, this weekend is one of those that i love.
i dont like my weekend to be wasted.
i get to have family time, time with friends, passing on knowledge and also earning a lil extra income.
all these in ONE weekend.
isnt that great?



i need some outing that i can take a lot of photos!!
who's free?

ooooooooh...it was great having a day off today.
and it was the start of my long weekend. total of four days of rest.
really needed it.

actually, it kinda started yesterday afternoon.
was sent out for some SCDF photo shoot at abt 11am together with one other guy(dennis)
yes. photo shoot.
it is for some annual report thingy.
and we're so-called representing the EMS part of scdf together with one station paramedic.
they wanted to take some shots of the EMS people in action
i was actually supposed to be the casualty, and dennis the medic
but something cropped up and i became the medic, dennis the driver.
it was fun. really!
its the professional kind of photo shoot with make-up artist all that.
so cool larrr!!!
so honoured to be 'selected' for the photo shoot.

SYF for secondary school band ended yesterday.
CMB got silver. though disappointing, im sure they did their best.
and silver is a good start for KDS, since it was his first syf as a conductor.
many other schools got shocking results too.

as for american idol, finally scott is out.
i know he's talented. esp when he's visually impaired.
im not a fan of his. his voice aint that nice either.
but, anoop should be out too!!

for the next 3 days, i kinda dont have anything to do.
i guess staying at home is quite alright.
i can SLEEP SURF and TEEVEE!
but anyone is welcome to invite me out.
if im not lazy, i'll join in. heeeee.

did you watch american idol?
man, this season's contestants are really great!
im rooting for allison and kris allen. how bout you?
actually, for now, i only want scott and anoop to be out.
that adam guy, he's good. but i dont want him to win. heh.


weekend is finally here. just one more day of work and its weekend already.
im so tired this week. even though im not that busy at work.
but im just sick and tired of doing the same thing each day.
and the shits at work, though not as much now.
each day im just looking forward to the weekend.

and i really need a good weekend!
a weekend that i can really relax and destress.
even if its an outing to the beach just to scream out.


a part of me cant wait for uni to start, while the other knows that its just an excuse to forget NS.
anyway, i found this really cool scholarship that i may apply for.
SIA-Mendaki thingy. smth like SIA scholarship, but specially for malays.
not racist. there are other types of SIA scholarship for the other races too.
kinda interested in it. partly cos, the bond is with SIA.
correct me if im wrong --> if its a bond, unlikely to get retrenched rite?


oh, and SYF for secondary school bands has started.
this year definitely more than just 3 Gold with Honours, unlike the prev one.
and too bad for me, i cant go listen to CMB as my duty falls on the day of their SYF.
all the best to them and esp to KDS for his first.



urgh, blogging isnt as fun as before.
no pictures. my apologies. no friends to camwhore with.

guess what, i got to step into an army camp for the first time yesterday!
attended the commissioning parade of OCS batch 72/08.
the parade was, erm, just like any other parades arh.
but non-ns people seemed rather wow-ed by it.
oh, and you can really see the proud faces of parents.
they really have this wide smile on them, seeing they little boy-boy turned into a man.
a man whom the nation trusts to lead a group of men into keeping singapore safe.

somehow, there's this feeling inside me wishing i was part of the contingent.
someone who commissioned and got the rank 2LT.
it'd be awesome if i got that rank.
yes, i know you people are thinking "are you kidding me?"....esp since i chose to got out of the ERS course (a course in SCDF equivalent to SISPEC)

and, seeing the military band yesterday made me miss band even more
i kept telling my friends who were with me yesterday that i could have been there playing with the band for that parade.
i really miss band. playing my saxee and also the friends.
but maybe not so much of the stress of playing and leading well for an upcoming competition.
just for concerts is good enough.

saw so many familiar faces.
pri sch friends, sec sch friends, jc friends and even those from scdf.
and it was partly the reason that i didnt wanna go at first.
it's kinda depressing to tell ppl that im in scdf. dont ask why.
but then, it was kind of good to see some of them.
anyway, thank you jieli for inviting. and congrats on commissioning.
congrats to the rest of the 72/08 too! esp the ones i know.

ah, no photos here. but if you're really interested to see some, go to facebook.


its so dreadful to go to work tomorrow.
i dunno how it happened and what's gonna happen.
im the only one in my room tomorrow, out of 6.
3 on offs, 1 sent out to mandai, 1 in-charge of sickbay.
on top of that, im the duty medic with one guy understudy.
question marksss. and wish me luck.

If You See Kay - The Script

nice song.(click play)



anyway, i did my uni application thingy. for the 2nd time.
i hope i get what i chose. which is NUS chem engin.
i dunno why, but im in love with that course.
even if i dont get in, i'll still be contented with what i already have. NUS mechanical engin.
and then i shall study hard to make sure i get to specialise aeronautical.
easy to say, i know.

im suddenly all excited bout uni.
maybe its just me cant wait to ORD.
9 more months!

yesterday was a day well spent, i believed
did quite alot in just one day.

initial plan was just to go minds cafe with my jc pals as i had this urge to just try out the games cafe.
yes, im quite slow to only have tried it now.
i used to think its expensive and wont be fun, since its just a cafe for board and card games.
can play that anywhere else without paying.
plus, most of the games there we dont know how to play.
but it turned out to be fun yesterday.
so fun that the almost 2 hrs we spent there isnt anywhere near to enough.

played 2 games only actually.
one of which is a game recommended by the person who works there. lifeboats.
it's like as if the guy knew us too well.
he was like 'try this game. this game you can sabo your friends'
our favourite part: to decide which boat to have a leak and which sailor to throw out.
really fun i tell you. and most of us had the same victim in mind.

jengga was next. just cos it was a game most of us know and we only had arn half hr left to spend.
we had actually booked movie tickets after that, thats why the short time at minds.
jengga is a stupid game. but ahmad go SO excited over it.

rush rush rush. from prinsep all the way to lido.
oh! we met MR TBJ on the way with MLY. lol.
so its kinda confirmed that they're now a couple.
and ive finally got to know my fav jasmine tan gave birth to a girl! last year.
the baby must be big already. maybe can crawl already.
i wonder if the baby got dimples just like the mom.
i miss my sweet sweet teacher, though she's really not the eye candy type.

watched Role Model.
funny but dumb show. chose that show partly cos watchmen is fully booked and my bloody valentine is too expensive to watch.
either i was too engrossed in the movie or that the movie is too short.

by the time the movie ends, some of my friends have to go somewhere else or wanted to go home already.
since i was already in town, i decided to join in my cousins for karaoke-ing since the timing was just nice. just about time my cousins meet at the karaoke place.
initially, thought i wouldnt be able to make it, thinking that i wld hang out with my friends till late. but yea, turned out otherwise. the night was still young when they wanted to call in an end.
good thing i prepared my attire.

so it was the whitemen and pinkladies night at the lounge.
and all of us, the usual-suspects (as what we call it) were there.
its a hard-to-get kinda thing to have all of us there as some of us work shifts.
so its really a date to mark in our calendar. the night where everyone was present.
and im glad i made it there. a great night spent, though im not really a singer.


and now i feel so 'ahhhhhhhh~~' (the positive tone)
man, i really need this kind of weekend.
a weekend that made me not think bout my reality.
having to serve the nation is really such a pain.
especially with people who creates misery to your life.
people who thinks that they are the KING of NSFs when they are actually just a pathetic fill in the blank to the outside world.
people who have no standards that they have to be so fake so that they are praised.
they are the ones that are so selfish they they dont even dare to be true to their ownself.
humans have feelings. they dont.
and dont get me started on responsibilities....


damn. i shall not go on. let me enjoy this sunday.